Chibok

Chibok
Local Government Area and town
Interactive map of Chibok
Coordinates: 10°52′11″N 12°50′48″E / 10.86972°N 12.84667°E / 10.86972; 12.84667
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
HeadquartersChibok
Area
 • Total
1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
66,105
 • Density49.0/km2 (127/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postal code
601

Chibok Listenⓘ is a town and Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, located in the southern part of the state. It has an area of 1,350 km².

Population

It has a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census, who are majorly Kibaku people.

Languages

The area is predominantly inhabited by the Kibaku (Chibok) ethnic nationality. In a 2023 demographic survey of Internally displaced persons (IDPs), the local government was found to be predominantly Kibaku speaking, accounting for 88.3% of the population. Other reported languages (spoken at homes and places of primary residence) in the local government area were; Hausa – 8.2%, Marghi – 2.1%, Eastern or Adamawa Fulfulde – 1.0% and English – 0.4%. This data was not obtained from a nationally co-ordinated population headcount. The last time Nigeria included ethnic and linguistic data in its enumeration parameters was in the national census of 1963.

History

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state in Borno State, northwest Nigeria.

In January 2015, the BringBackOurGirls group aired concerns over plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to exclude Chibok and some communities currently under the control of jihadist group Boko Haram from receiving permanent voter cards (PVCs) for the 2015 general election.

Boko Haram

In April 2014, nearly 300 girls & Sofiea Gambari, most of whom were Christian, were abducted from Chibok by Boko Haram.

In May 2014, Boko Haram attacked Chibok again.

In November 2014, it was reported that Boko Haram had taken control of the town and implemented Sharia law. The military announced a few days later that they had recaptured the town.

Climate

Chibok experiences two distinct seasons: the wet season which is hot, humid and mainly cloudy and the dry season which is hot and partly cloudy.

Chibok has a hot tropical climate with a short rainy season occurring mainly between June and September. The long dry season, dominated by dusty Harmattan winds, lasts from October to May. Temperatures commonly range from 25 °C (77 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F), and rainfall generally falls between 500 mm (20 in) and 800 mm (31 in) per year.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Adam Nossiter (14 May 2014). "Tales of censusapees in Nigeria Add to Worries About Other Kidnapped Girls". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014. "Most of the Chibok residents are Christians of a small minority group who speak Kibaku, another of Nigeria's myriad languages."
  2. ↑ New York Times: "Nigerian Girls Seen in Video From Militants" By ADAM NOSSITERMAY May 12, 2014 |"Chibok is primarily a Muslim and Christian village, and Mr. Shekau appeared to acknowledge that many of the girls seized were not Muslims. "The girls that have not accepted Islam, they are now gathered in numbers," he said. "And we treat them well the way the prophet treated the infidels he seized."
  3. ↑ "Language use data platform". CLEAR Global. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "History of Population Census in Nigeria". National Population Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
  6. ↑ Chika Mefor; Ejike Ejike (8 January 2015). "allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Elections - BBOG Group Raises the Alarm Over Plans to Exclude Chibok From Voting". Leadership (Abuja) - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Adam Nossiter (14 May 2014). "Tales of Escapees in Nigeria Add to Worries About Other Kidnapped Girls". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014. "Most of the Chibok residents are Christians of a small minority group who speak Kibaku, another of Nigeria's myriad languages."
  8. ↑ The Guardian: "Military operation launched to locate kidnapped Nigerian girls" by David Smith May 14, 2014 | "Although most of the abducted girls are Christian, all were wearing Muslim dress and two were singled out to say they had converted to Islam."
  9. ↑ BBC: "Nigeria abduction video: Schoolgirls 'recognised'" May 13, 2014 |"The girls' families have said that most of those seized are Christians, although there are a number of Muslims among them."
  10. ↑ Oren Dorell (14 April 2014). "Terrorists kidnap more than 200 Nigerian girls". USA Today. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nigeria army says back in control of Chibok". Al Jazeera. 16 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chibok Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Climate data for cities worldwide - Climate-Data.org". climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Chibok girl amina ali nkeki boko haram husband". cnn. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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